Vascular Surgery Fellowship
The Vascular Surgery Fellowship is a two-year program that is fully accredited by the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

About this program

Having been one of the founding 11 programs in 1984, we have been in continuous operation since then, with every graduate having achieved certification in the specialty of vascular surgery.

Our graduates have taken many paths; some have filled leadership positions in academic institutions throughout the country, serving as officers in vascular surgical societies and advancing the field as principle investigators and authors on various basic science and clinical research initiatives. Many others have provided years of dedicated service to their patients in community or rural hospitals, bringing state of the art vascular care where it is needed.

This two year program provides a continuous and seamless educational experience. This is a classic “5+2” program, thus all entering fellows have completed an accredited general surgery residency.

The first year of fellowship incorporates formal training in both noninvasive vascular laboratory technology and interventional radiology. This training meets the requirements for the fellow’s application to take the RVT or RPVI examination. The second year is a concentrated experience in traditional vascular surgery, inpatient and outpatient care, vascular consultations and vascular emergencies.

The first and second year fellows work in concert providing care to all vascular patients in the Medical Center. Tufts Medical Center has a “closed” staff model meaning that all of the vascular surgeons are full time faculty dedicated to excellence in patient care and education. There is no non-teaching vascular service at Tufts MC! Fellows learn and provide care to our patients in ambulatory clinics, outpatient surgical suites, inpatient floors, intensive care units, IR suites and a state of the art hybrid OR suite.
Contact
user
Alyssa Harrison

How to apply

Contact Alyssa Harrison, alyssa.harrison@tuftsmedicine.org, if you would like additional information about our program or the application process. Please apply to our program through the Electronic Residency Application Service.

Clinical opportunities

The clinical experience provides broad exposure to clinical vascular surgery. Our fellows gain experience in the examination and evaluation of vascular patients on the wards and in outpatient clinics. While this experience is important, our program strongly emphasizes the importance of operative experience.

The vascular fellows generally graduate with 800-900 open and endovascular cases. There is a robust and well-balanced case distribution including carotid, infrainguinal occlusive disease, venous and aortic reconstruction. This is combined with a wide experience in more complex cases; including thoracoabdominal aneurysm, mesenteric and renal revascularizations, venous reconstructive surgery, and re-operative surgery in all arterial and venous distributions which produce a comprehensive vascular surgery experience.

Research opportunities

We also offer our fellows ample opportunity to design and perform retrospective as well as prospective clinical studies. In addition for fellows with interests in basic and translational sciences there is ample support and encouragement to do so. The Division maintains a molecular and cellular laboratory and fosters close collaborations with scientists throughout Tufts University. Most fellows have presented their work at regional and national meetings and publish their results in prestigious surgical journals.

Conferences + lectures

Our fellows are expected to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field of vascular surgery both during and after training. The vascular fellow plays a fundamental role in the education of general surgery residents and medical students. These academic endeavors are pursued in parallel with the clinical duties of the program. The ability to multitask and organize ones day are developed and rewarded. The academic program is anchored by a number of teaching conferences which include a weekly multidisciplinary vascular case conference, Cardiovascular Morbidity and mortality conferences, grand rounds, Journal clubs, text book reviews, exam question reviews and more.

Current + former fellows
Our fellows

Brandon Madris, MD
Residency: Stamford Hospital – Stamford, CT
Medical School: St. George’s University – True Blue, Grenada, West Indies

Andre Critsinelis, MD
Residency: Mount Sinai Medical Center (General Surgery Residency, 2020 - 2024)
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
Our alumni

John Shaughnessy, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS

Chris Cordes, MD
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital, Melrose, MA
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine

Faez Ayoob, MD
Medical Group of Carolinas – Spartanburg, SC

Shailraj Parikh, MD
Bon Secours Health – Portsmouth, VA

Anand Shah, MD
Gulf Coast Vascular – Pearland, TX
Assistant Professor, University of Houston Medical School

Andrew Son, MD
Kaiser Permanente – Riverside, CA

Stephen Hanley, MD
McGill University Faculty of Medicine - Montreal, Quebec

Phung Le, MD
Private Practice – Prescott, AZ

Luis Suarez, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital – Boston, MA
Faculty of Surgery, Harvard

Megan Dermody, MD
Lancaster General Heath, Penn Medicine: Lancaster, PA

Joseph Zuniga, MD
Virtua Surgical Group – Hainsport, NJ

Harry Ma, MD
The Vascular Experts – New Long, CT

Omar Haqqani, MD
Vascular Health Clinic – Midland, MI

Select publications + presentations
Publications + presentations

Madris B, Shaughnessy J, Talutis S, Salehi, P, Kumar S. Endovascular Superior Mesenteric Artery Angioplasty Requiring Open Surgical Access in Preparation for EVAR. NYSVS Annual Meeting. April 2024, New York, NY


Tedesco A, Salehi P, O’Donnell. A Comparison of the Revised SVS/AVF/ASVL and ESVS Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) in the Management of Varicose Veins (VVs). American Venous Forum Annual Meeting. March 2024, Tampa, FL

Pulakat L, Chen HH, Garlick J, Shenk S, Gavini M, Mehm A, Tang Y, Salehi P. Localized Deep Tissue Drug Delivery of Nucleic Acids by Droplette Micromist Technology Device (DMTD) - A Paradigm Shift in Treating Chronic Pressure Ulcers. 2023 MHSRS (Military Health System Research Symposium).

Tedesco A, Bloom J, Lee J, Moon T, Karamchandani M, Chwals W, Chatterjee A, Salehi P. The utility of cost transparency calculators for vascular surgery patients. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, Boston, MA, Oct 2023.

5. Talutis SD, Ulloa JG, Hame S, Gelabert HA. Gender Disparities of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome in the PAC-12 Athletic Conderence. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting. Sun Valley, ID, January 19, 2024.

Kobzeva-Herzog A, Siracuse JJ, Cassidy M, Wilson S, Macht R, Talutis S, Rosenkranz P, McAneny D. Sustained Success of a Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Prevention Protocol Over One Decade. New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting. Newport, RI. September 29, 2023.

Chin AL, Talutis SD, Farley S, Woo K, Lawrence PF, Jimenez JC. Factors Associated with Ablation Related Thrombus Extension (ARTE) following GSV Closure with Endovenous Microfoam Ablation (MFA). Western Vascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI, September 12, 2023.

Talutis SD, DiPardo B, Ulloa JG, Gelabert H. Recovery of Healthcare Workers after Work-Related Injury Leading to Surgery for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. Western Vascular Surgery Society Annual Meeting, Kauai, HI, September 9, 2023.

Majumdar M. A Machine-Learned Clinical and Viscoelastic Model to Predict Graft & Stent Thrombosis following Lower Extremity Revascularization. New England Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.

Hall RP, Majumdar M, Feldman ZM, Goudot G, Bellomo T, Jessula S, Cassidy R, Kirshkaln A, Nuzzolo K, Dua A. The Use of Thromboelastography with Platelet Mapping to Identify Prothrombotic

Coagulation Profiles in Patients with Active Lung Cancer Undergoing Lower Extremity Revascularization. American Association for Thoracic Surgery 103rd Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, May 2023.

Shaughnessy J, Bloch R, Cambria R, Shean K, Prushik S, Conrad M. Gastroduodenal Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Celiac Artery Atresia. VESS Annual Meeting, Sun Valley, ID. January 19, 2024.

Selim O; Dueck AD; Walsh CM; Brydges R; Kulasegaram K; Okrainec A. The Refinement of the Diabetic Wound Assessment Learning Tool [DiWALT]: A Novel Tool to Assess Competence in Diabetic Wound Assessment and Management. Poster Presentation at the Vascular Annual Meeting. Society for Vascualr Surgery; 2023; National Harbor, MD.

Kumar S., Madris B. Acute Upper Extremity Limb Ischemia in a Young Female Patient with Arterial Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. 36th Annual Vascular Fellows and Residents Abstract Presentations, May 2024

Frank T Padberg Jr, Areck Ucuzian, Hasan Dosluoglu, Glenn Jacobowitz, and Thomas F O’Donnell Jr. Longitudinal Assessment of Quality of life, and Clinical Outcomes with At Home Advanced Pneumatic Compression Treatment of Lower Extremity Lymphedema. World Congress & AVLS 37th Annual Congress, September 17 – 21 Miami

O’Donnell TF. Current lymphedema treatment in the United States. World Congress & AVLS 37th Annual Congress, September 17 – 21 Miami

O’Donnell TF. Phlebolymphedema: What is it and how does it impact the treatment of venous disease? Optimal Management in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery April 2024. Harvard Medical School

O’Donnell TF. PS128 Updates and Management of Venous Wounds. Diagnosis of Venous Leg Ulcers. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress October 2023 Boston

Thomas F. O'Donnell, Jr., MD- SESSION 73: LIPEDEMA, LYMPHEDEMA, PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA, AND ULCERS. VEITH symposium-Annual Symposium on Vascular and Endovascular Issues. New York New York. November 2023

Alnahhal KI, Narayanan MK, Parikh S, Lingutla R, Iafrati M, Suarez L, Zhan Y, Salehi P. Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair in Octogenarians. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 2022 56; 2: 158-165.

Alnahhal KI, Penukonda S, Lingutla R, Irshad A, Allison GM, Salehi P. The effects of major depression disorder on neurogenic thoracic outlet syndrome surgery outcomes. Vascular 2021 Dec 27:17085381211062747.

Narayanan M, Alnahhal KI, Lingutla R, Irshad A, Iafrati M, Suarez L, Kumar S, Salehi P. Outcomes of Infrainguinal Bypass in Patients with Cannabis versus Opioid Use Disorder Outcomes of IIB in Patients with CUD versus OUD. Ann Vasc Surg 2021 Dec 10:S0890-5096(21)00922-5.

Ortoleva JP, Cordes CL, Salehi P, Shapeton AD. Predictive Scoring: Should It Tell Us the Odds? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021; 35 (12): 3708-3710.

Alnahhal KI, Urhiafe V, Narayanan M, Irshad A, Salehi P. Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in patients with lung cancer. J Vasc Surg. 2022 May;75(5):1577-1582.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.09.037. Epub 2021 Oct 8. PMID: 34634421. (JVS Editors’ choice)

Tian T, Zaepfel C, Bloom J, Alnahhal K, Chatterjee A, Allison G, Iafrati M, Salehi P. Financial Conflicts of Interest in Studies Related to the Use of Placental Membrane Allografts. Advances in Wound Care 2021 Jul 30. doi: 10.1089/wound.2021.0075.

Bloom JA, Tian T, Homsy C, Singhal D, Salehi P, Chatterjee A. A Cost-Utility Analysis of the Use of Closed-Incision Negative Pressure System in Vascular Surgery Groin Incisions. Am Surg. 2022 Apr 7:31348221087395. doi: 10.1177/00031348221087395. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35392664.

Tian T, Shah A, Darling J, Zaepfel C, Chatterjee A, Iafrati M, Salehi P. Assessment of self-reported financial conflicts of interest in vascular surgery studies. J Vasc Surg 2021; 74 (6): 2047-2053.

Hanley S, Melikian R, Mackey WC, Salehi P, Iafrati M, Suarez L. Distal Perfusion Cannulae Reduce ECMO-Related Limb Ischemia. Int Angiol 2021; 40 (1): 77-82

Ziapour B, Zaepfel C, Iafrati M, Suarez L, Salehi P. A Systematic Review of the Quality of Cardiovascular Surgery Studies Which Extracted Data from MAUDE Database. J Vasc Surg 2021; 74 (5): 1708-1720.
Labropoulos N, Weycker D, Gasparis A, O’Donnell TF. Morbid Obesity and Lymphedema. J Vasc Surg Venous & Lym Dis: 2022; 10:55.

Lurie F, Malgor RD, Carman T, Dean SM, Iafrati MD, Khilnani NM, O’Donnell TF, et al. The American Venous forum, American Vein and Lymphatic Society and the Society for Vascular Medicine expert opinion consensus on lymphedema diagnosis and treatment. Phlebology. 2022 Mar 8:2683555211053532. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35258350.